Food and Drink

  • Constant Craving

    I am seriously craving a decent latke yet I don't have the time/energy to make them this year. Must see if I can fit in a pilgrimage to Russ and Daughters on Saturday so I can make it in time . . .

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  • Booze you Can Use: Speed Rack TONIGHT!

    Booze. Boobs. Fast women. Me slinging punch. Be there. No excuses. Back the rack.

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  • Booze You Can Use: Have Some Glögg

    The first time I learned about Glögg was in college. Someone had introduced it to my college a cappella group and it quickly became part of our annual holiday tradition. It still lives on, umpteen million years later. I don't know if they're still lighting it on fire (inevitably scorching someone's eyebrows off) or drinking

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  • Long Live the Dinner Party!

    I already posted this New York Times article, "Guess Who Isn't Coming to Dinner?" on my Facebook page, but I have a great deal more to say about the topic of the allegedly endangered dinner party. First and foremost — it's not endangered. At least not in my apartment. Not my in current apartment or

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  • Booze You Can Use: The Holiday Spirits Bazaar

    The holidays are just around the corner, a fact which still seems completely mind-boggling to me. Even for those of us who aren't yet ready, the Third Annual Holiday Spirits Bazaar is a fun and boozy way to kick off the holiday season. $45 gets you admission to the Astor Center, 399 Lafayette Street, for

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  • Booze You Can Use: Drink to Rebuild [UPDATED]

    Many people I know have helped to clean up and rebuild after Hurricane Sandy by donating money or time. For those of you who have not yet done so and are looking for a simple way to give back, or for those of you who have worked hard and just need a stiff drink, be

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  • Booze You Can Use: Have a Corpse Reviver #2

    Photo courtesy of Liquor.com This drink seems to be popping up everywhere these days — likely due to our proximity to Halloween — although it has absolutely nothing do do with Halloween. It's a morning drink — a little hair of the dog to revive your corpse after a rough night. Back in the days

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  • Mangia!

    I'm heading off to Italy to spend a week in the Veneto. I will do my best to post a bit from the road, but if I don't, it's because I'm too busy cooking, eating, drinking, walking, or napping. I've also got one night in Venice. Any/all suggestions welcome. Ciao!!

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  • American as Apple Pie

    I baked apple pie this weekend for a small dinner party Sunday night and ended up with a large portion of pie left over, which I didn't really want to have lingering around the house. Monday night I decided that I would deliver slices of pie to friends who work at bars/restaurants nearby, so I

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